Offering sodium bentonite and sodium bicarbonate free-choice to lactating dairy cattle

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of free-choice intake of sodium bentonite and sodium bicarbonate on physiological and production parameters. Eight Jerseys and seventeen Holsteins (four fistulated) were randomly assigned to two groups to equalize stage of lactation, age...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wester, Leanna E.
Other Authors: Dairy Science
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
cow
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34899
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09032002-180524/